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Why, then, does the picture with all the problems depict a gas car, and why is “tailpipe emissions” listed as one of the problems?

Also, usually corporate propaganda is done by less well-established cartoonists that don’t have reputations to ruin.

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I think we live in very different parts of the world. Where I’m from, it is quite self-evident that we have to transition to EVs, and most people in fact already do. However a lot of people seem to forget that EVs only solve part of the problem and that we have to think further, so from my perspective this comic can basically only be used for good.

But I do get that this could be used by reactionaries to push back against clean energy in places where such sentiments are common. However, I don’t think that’s a particularly big problem on the Fediverse.

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I really do not think so. Oil propaganda would support cars rather than be against it. I’m quite sure this is directed at the people who think EVs are a full solution.

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If everyone who normally takes the car would switch to taking the bus, all of a sudden you’d only need one lane in places where you previously needed two or three, because cars are very space-inefficient, so that makes a big difference.

Also, it’s not quite true that they’d require the same amount of roads. I don’t know about where you’re from, but where I live buses use about a quarter of the roads and you can still easily get anywhere by bus.

Additionally, salt isn’t used for rail vehicles at all.

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This picture comes to mind:

https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aE16W0e_700b.jpg

For pedestrians and bikers, you need a lot less surface to deice, plus the lower speeds means it is not quite as vital to see all the snow gone directly. And yes, you will need roads for different purposes, but you would need a lot fewer of them, and with fewer lanes, if everyone wouldn’t take the car. Also, for supplying stores, a lot of the things trucks do can easily be done by trains.

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I always commute by bike, even if it’s -10 °C and snow.

Masimatutu, (edited )
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Where I live it’s common to spread gravel on the snow to increase grip. And then, of course, it is expected that everyone has the appropriate shoes and bike tires to not slip.

And even when salt is used, cars need a lot more salt per person than other modes of transport does.

edit: clarification

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For one, hunter-gatherer tribes before the rise of civilisation were most certainly built on kindness and cooperation

Masimatutu, (edited )
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I’m just answering the question. They ask what system rewards kindness, I say a hunter-gatherer one does. I’m not implying that going back to the stone age is realistic by any means.

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There was plenty for everyone since there were a lot fewer people, plus there were no real territories that people claimed over longer periods at all since we were nomads.

Masimatutu,
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Wait til you find out about Baarle

Masimatutu,
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Might want to add the /s lol

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It’s just a little town (no more than 10,000 people). So more like crossing six borders to visit your neighbor and come back.

Masimatutu,
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It is.

Masimatutu,
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In my humble opinion e^iτ^ is a lot prettier

Masimatutu,
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Well ackshuwally uppercase I denotes the identity matrix :P

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Crossposting wouldn’t make much sense here since the title would be a bit unfitting. I suggest you create a new post and set the image link (lemmy.ca/…/6a0a9d34-6926-4972-9dd5-23a48a735020.j…) as the URL.

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I’d say go for it, different people are awake now and it are quite different userbases.

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